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Robert the Tire is the main antagonist of the 2010 French comedy-horror film Rubber.

For unknown reasons, a tire named Robert springs to life in a Californian desert and begins rolling about the landscape, using his psychic powers to blow up the heads of anything or anyone he encounters.

Appearance

Robert the Tire is a black tire measuring at least in a foot and a half in diameter.

Powers and Abilities

Robert the Tire possesses the following powers and abilities:

  • Possession
  • Telekinesis
  • Reincarnation

Fate

After being cornered in an apartment building, Robert is destroyed with a shotgun. However, he almost immediately is reincarnated as a tricycle. The film ends with him leading a small army of sentient tires to Hollywood.

Trivia

  • In the film's credits, Robert the Tire is credited as playing himself.

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